What The Heart Wants

Let's Get It Started

The nine Hearts players already in town met with the coaching staff at the club's training facility to find out when the eight players flying in today would arrive and to coordinate some things for the weekend ahead. Wendy handed out the list of flights and arrival times to them, whereby the players determined who would make trips to the airport and for which players. Once that was settled, Morgan and Sammy Jo left the facility to meet Becca and EJ at Philly International, as the first one was arriving at 11:10am and the other 12:25pm. Diana left shortly thereafter as she would be chauffeuring Mana (11:54am) and Savannah (12:12pm). The three Stephs (Labbe, McCaffrey, and Ochs) along with Jen, Ali, and Kristie went over plans for tomorrow's All-Organization Get-Together at Lucky Strike and debated a few "surprises" to pull on some of those not in the room presently.

Jen (to Ali): What is it that you mentioned you had planned for Cari, Cami, Mana, and Frannie?

Ali: I'm thinking we have players from the team expose an embarrassing moment involving them.

Steph M.: Give me Cari. I KNOW I can get some dirt out of Sam on her.

Steph L.: Think Erica can give us something on Frannie being that she coached her at Penn State for three years?

Kristie: Can't hurt to ask her.

Steph O.: Savannah would seem to be our only hope of drudging up one from Mana's past. As for Cami, she came to Houston at about the same time I left, but I CAN pitch in something on Cari if you'd like. So could Morgan.

Steph M.: The three of us should discuss that one.

Ali: I've got it for Cami. Remember her sister played with Mo and Sammy Jo at USC. They should be able to snag something from her if they tell her what it's for.

Jen: Diana's picking up both Mana and Savannah. Maybe she can try to drag out a humorous tale from Savs about her.

Steph L.: Sounds like we have that sort of settled. Now, for my two fellow countrywomen. What can I pull on Diana and Becca?

Ali: Don't be TOO mean. We DO live with one of them, you know.

Steph L.: That is true. I can air something from KK Carpool to embarrass D. As for Becca, maybe get EJ to rat her out for something.

Jen: I have a couple of errands to run before I head to Freehold for the evening. Danielle said that they're getting a new forward on loan from a team in the W-League and she wants me to meet her and her fiancee.

Kristie: Good to see you and her continuing to do well. Give her our best and hopefully she'll make a visit here again soon.

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Morgan and Sammy Jo waited at the F Hub for Becca's flight to come in from Toronto.

Sammy Jo: I'm excited to have these two here. I really like EJ and you and Becca seem to be on pretty good terms.

Morgan: We played against each other enough coming up the youth national team ranks that there is an underlying level of respect there for one another's talent and accomplishments. Like how Fleming and Pugh get on so well despite the border war.

Sammy Jo: We've got three couples confirmed for 2/14. Want to try for four?

Morgan: You mean Becca and EJ? I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask, but I have a feeling that they're going to wait a bit before tying the knot.

While in the midst of their conversation, the pair didn't notice that Becca had gone over to baggage claim. Morgan looked around Sammy Jo to see her walking back toward them.